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Sales agents (and property managers) need to be aware of new entry restrictions that will impact the sale of tenanted properties from 1 May 2025.
REGULATION
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Housing ACT’s buying and selling of public housing homes was marred by poor record keeping that failed to provide reasons for a transaction or who made a decisi…
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If Sydney is ever able to tackle its housing crisis, addressing the development application system needs to be at the top of the list of reforms.
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Ten of Australia’s leading consumer groups have now written to the federal treasurer calling for an urgent inquiry into Australia’s strata management industry.
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Soon after a 73-year-old moved into her new home she discovered the next-door property had mistakenly been transferred into her name.
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Many property developers are confused at the current state of affairs with the Australian debt markets and their treatment of development/construction loans.
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Planning rules that are changing in NSW will mean more obstacles for people living in caravans or moveable homes on private property.
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Gold Coast family say seller disclosure laws could have stopped them buying termite-damaged home (ABC News)
Despite engaging a certified building and pest inspector before buying it, a Gold Coast family's new home was so infested with termites it had to be demolished.…
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A new Victorian task force will crack down on advertising and rental properties that do not meet minimum standards.
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The tribunal overseeing developer Nigel Satterley’s bid to revive his trouble-plagued Perth Hills housing estate has scolded the property mogul.
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While rising interest rates and changing regulations have put the property market in a state of flux, aspirational investors remain committed to the long term.
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A failed bid to ban property investors from serving as local councillors has reignited debate about who should sit on local councils.
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